Receptacle holder



April 24, 1951 B. J. MURPHY RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed July 17, 1947Patented Apr. 24, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECEPTACLE HOLDERBernard J Murphy, St. Paul, Minn.

Application July 17, 1947, Serial No. 761,578

3 Claims. (01. 248311) My invention relates to an improvement inreceptacle holder wherein it is desired to provide a device for holdinga garbage pail or the like in fixed predetermined position.

Considerable difiiculty is experienced in holding garbage pails andsimilar receptacles in an upright position. Dogs and other animals oftentip such receptacles to gain access to the contents. Means have beenprovided for holding the receptacles in an upright position. However,the bottom of the pail usually still rests upon the ground and thebottom of the pail is quickly deteriorated.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision of a foldablerack for supporting a garbage pail or the like in spaced relation to theground and in fixed upright position.

A feature of the present invention resides in the provision of asupporting rack having a pair of oppositely disposed clamps or jawsbetween which the receptacle may be resiliently engaged. This clampingmeans is easily detachable so that the receptacle can be easily andquickly removed therefrom. Furthermore as one of the supporting jaws isslidable and may be moved by engagement with the body of the receptacle,the receptacle may be easily clamped in place.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision of a rack whichmay be bolted or otherwise afiixed to any wall surface or similarupright support and which may fold up to require little space when notin use. Thus if the receptacle is used only during one portion of theyear the device may be folded up when not in use.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be moreclearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my receptacle support in position foruse.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through my device, the position of thesection being indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional View through a detail portion of my deviceshowing the construction thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a detail portion of my device.

The receptacle holder A includes an inverted generally U-shaped frame Iwhich is designed to be bolted to a wall such as B and a secondrelatively vertical frame portion I I pivotally connected thereto. Theframe portion II forms a supporting shelf and may be folded from thehorizontal position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings to the upwardlyinclined position not illustrated in the drawings. The frame member Inis generally channel shaped in cross section in preferred form andincludes a pair of upright portions I2 and I3 in parallel relationshipwhich are connected by an integral top cross connecting member I4. Ifdesired a cross brace I5 may be provided between the uprights I2 and I3to brace the frame member I0 and to strengthen the same.

The frame member II includes a generally U- shaped frame member I6having a pair of generally parallel sides I1 and I9 and a roundedconnecting end 20. The frame member I6 may also be channel shaped incross section if desired. The ends of the frame members I! and I9 areconnected by a cross connecting member 2| which acts as a brace betweenthese ends. The sides I! and I9 of the frame member I6 are spaced aparta distance proper to fit between the lower ends of the frame sides I2and I3. A pair of aligned pivot bolts 22 extend through the lowerextremities of the frame sides I2 and I3 and through the ends of theframe portions I1 and I9 to pivotally connect these elements along agenerally horizontal pivot.

A pair of links 23 and 24 are pivotally connected together at 25 toconnect the side I2 of the frame member I0 to the side I! of the framemember II. The link 23 is pivotally connected at 26 to the frame side I2and the link 24 is connected at 2! to the frame side H. A similar pairof links 29 and 30 are pivotally connected together at 3| and connectthe other side I3 of the frame I0 to the side I9 of the frame II. Thelink 29 is pivotally connected at 32 to the frame side I3 while theother link 30 is pivotally connected at 33 to the frame side I9. Thelinks are of proper length to allow the frame member II to pivot toapproximately right angles from the frame member ID. These links alsopermit the frame member II to fold upwardly into an upward inclinedposition if desired. The folding of the frame is particularly useful inshipping the frame, thus allowing the frame member II to be foldedupwardly when necessary in which position the support takes less space.

A pair of braces 34 and 35 extend in parallel relation from the roundedforward end 2!! of the frame member II to the cross member 2I at theother end thereof. These braces are shown as being angle shaped in crosssection so as to form a firm support for the receptacle C which may beplaced thereon. A pair of brackets 36 and 3'! are secured to the braces34 and 35 near one end thereof, these brackets being provided withupwardly extending ends 39 and 50 respectively. An arcuated clampingsegment 41 is supported between the two flanges 39 and Q0. This clampingsegment 4| is designed to engage against-one side of the receptacle C tohold the receptacle in proper position on the support.

A cross member 42 is provided with hook shaped ends 43 whichengageagainst the top horizontal flange of the braces 34 and 35. This crossmember 52 forms a sliding support for the brackets 44 and 5 whichsupport the arcuated clamping segment 55. A bolt 41 extends centrallythrough-the cross on said braces, hook ends on said cross member member42 as illustrated in Figure 3 of the draw- I ings. This bolt forms asupport for one end of a spring 49. The other endof-the spring isconnected to a bolt 50 extending through'the cross frame member 2 I.;-Thus the spring urges the clamping segment 56 toward the fixed segn'As best illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings, thebraces- 3t and 35are each'provided "with tongues or 'projectionsfSiwhich are bent fromthe body thereof and form a' stop for limiting the'movement of thecross'member 42. Thestops "55 are positioned 'properly'so that a minimumsize receptacle C may be placed between the segments ii and '46.

In operation the receptacle C is placed upon the braces 34 and 35 andthe lower'edge of the receptacle is pulled forwardly until the rear side:thereof' engages forwardly: of the clamping segment-NH.

The receptacle may then be pivoted into verticalpos'ition with the bodyof the receptacle clamped between the clamping segments 4i and andresiliently held therebetween.

As an added con'veniencea chain 52 isindicated in dotted outlineattached to the top cross member I l of the frame I0 and to the'cover'53 of the receptacle C. Thus the cover of'the receptacle remains"permanently attached to the support in normal operation.

In accordancewith the patent statutes; I'have described the principlesof construction and operation of myreceptacle holder, 'andwhile 1 haveendeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that obvious changes may be made within the"- scope of thefollowing claimswithout departingfrom thespirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A receptacle support comprising a shelf, a supporting meanstherefor,'a pair ofgenerally engageable about said horizontal flanges ofsaid braces to slidably support the same, brackets extending upwardlyfrom said cross member, and a curv'ed clamping member supported by saidbrackets.

2. A receptacle support comprising a shelf, a supporting means therefor,a pair of generally parallel braces forming a part of said shelf, saidbracesbeing-angular in cross section, a pair of.

"brackets "extending upwardly from said braces,

a curved clamping member supported by said brackets, a cross memberslidably supported on saidbraces, hook ends on said cross memberengageable about a flange of said braces to slidably support the 1 same,brackets extendingupwardly from' said cross member, a curvedcl-a'mping'member supported by said last named'br'ackets, and springmeans urging said cross member toward said first named' brackets.

3. A receptacle support comprising ashelf, a

support means thereforj'said shelf "including -a ported by said lastnamedbracketsfandspring means urging said cross m e'mber toward saidfirst named brackets.

BERNARD- J: MiiRP'HY.

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